Cessna TU206 CGPZP
31 May 1983 · Venetie, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 31 May 1983 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna TU206 registered CGPZP was involved in an accident near Venetie, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Venetie, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tobin Creek
- Coordinates
- 67.0003, -146.3701
- Aircraft
- Cessna TU206
- Registration
- CGPZP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Fairbanks
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC83LA088
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT INITIATED HIS TAKEOFF FROM A DOWNHILL, UNI-DIRECTIONAL RWY (RWY 17) WITH A TAIL WIND FROM 020 DEG AT 15 GUSTING 25 KTS. HE STATED THAT HE CLIMB TO AN ALT OF 100 TO 200 FT THEN ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE. SUBSEQUENTLY THE ACFT STRUCK THE GROUND 2 TIMES & IT BEGAN BURNING AFTER 1 OF THE IMPACTS. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT, AN INVERTED SLIDE & GROUND FIRE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna TU206 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 1983 | Cessna TU206-G | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | Fiesta Airline | Fatal | 2 |
| 31 May 1983 | Cessna TU206 | Evanston, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1982 | Cessna TU206 | Healy, Alaska, United States | Leonard Kragnus | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1981 | Cessna TU206 | Bellevue, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1980 | Cessna TU206 | Hayden, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1979 | Cessna TU206 | Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 1983 | Cessna 182 | Bettles, Alaska, United States | John Pletting | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-18 | Squaw Lake, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-18 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1983 | Piper J-3 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1983 | Cessna 170 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1983 | Cessna 180 | King Salmon, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |